Student housing sites

Pararius

Pararius is a large and independent housing website

Uniplaces

https://www.uniplaces.com/: Uniplaces Groningen: (For 25% discount on the service fee please enter: STUDENTS15)

Facebook

Visit the following Facebook page of the University of Groningen. This page gives some new possibilities: https://www.facebook.com/prospectivestudentsuniversityofgroningen/app/373253046099881/

You can also check out several Facebook pages about student housing in Groningen. These pages have already helped lots of students finding a room!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/StudentRoomsGroningen/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/481738411915077/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/RoommateGroningen/?fref=ts

Facebookpages for Spanish speaking students:

ALAS: https://www.facebook.com/ALAS.Groningen/?fref=ts

Mexicans in Groningen: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MexGro/?fref=ts

Practicar espagnol in Groningen: https://www.facebook.com/groups/150183575140300/?fref=ts

These sites are mainly practical for meeting students who are already in Groningen and who might help you finding accommodation.

Renting accommodation through facebook or other sites, can be a risk! So please always check the persons mentioned. Unfortunately sometimes it's a matter of fraud. So please check the person, check the address and do not pay large amounts of money in advance, especially not into bankaccounts outside the Netherlands. If you are not sure mail us!

Indonesian students

For Indonesian students there is PPI Groningen. They are placing advertisements for rooms.

Brazilian students

There is the site Brazilians in Groningen where you can meet Brazilians that might be able to help you find accommodation.

Students of the researchmaster MPDI and Biomedical Engineering have several facebooksites that might be useful for students looking for accommation:

https://www.facebook.com/MSc.MPDI

https://www.facebook.com/groningenbiomed

Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing can also be a good option to be in contact with students already living in Groningen en for finding a room.

https://www.couchsurfing.com/places/europe/netherlands/groningen

http://www.nomadicnotes.com/travel-blog/couchsurfing-in-groningen-netherlands/

https://www.justlanded.com/english/Netherlands

Sites showing rooms currently offered

There are a number of websites that specialize in student accommodation. You can find rooms that are currently offered, or you can place a (free) ad looking a room. Please have a look at:

• Kamerstart (only in Dutch)
• Kamernet
• Kamers.nl
• Kamerstunt.nl
• Direct Wonen
• Opkamers.nl
• KamersGroningen.nl (only in Dutch)
• Kamertje.nl (only in Dutch)

SSH Accommodation for PhD students

Please check the central site of the University for the SSH options for PhD students with a competitive scholarship.

Housing Anywhere

If you come to Groningen for an exchange semester and you would like to rent a room in a Dutch student house from a Dutch student that sublets it's room, go to www.housinganywhere.com . Only students can post advertisements (so no landlords).

Xior Student Housing

Xior Student Housing NV is a Belgian real estate company that specialises in the student housing sector in Belgium and the Netherlands.